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recreation has expired, close the meeting in due form, and
disperse the crowd. You see the relaxation from close mental application is very
beneficial, and I assure you the gravity and dignity with which I preside over these
regular...

Special contract beween the Confederate Headquarters Volunteer and Conscript Bureau and H. M. Blake for Blake's slave, Squire, an 18-year-old male valued at $1,600.00, to be employed by the Confederate Army as a teamster. The order is issued by...